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Originally Posted by DTD Alum
I could not disagree more. There are some people who pursue a particular GLO no matter what umbrella organization purely because of race, that's obvious. However, if you want a specific type of experience often times only one type of group can provide it. If he wants to live in a large house and throw big parties with enormous sets and hang out with sorority girls all days (the way he has likely seen it in the movies and TV), then of course he doesn't want to be in an ethnic GLO because they don't provide that experience. I can't think of one that does, and even if there are some they are obviously extremely rare. For example, despite Greek letters and some similarities, an NPHC GLO is going to vastly differ from an IFC fraternity (yes I know there is some overlap with some fraternities) the most deeply rooted organizational structural/cultural aspects (the increased focus on community service, the heightened sense of membership lasting your entire life, membership intake vs. rush) to the most superficial (step shows, probates, line numbers and jackets). That is enough to eliminate that type of GLO from some people's minds even before race becomes a part of it.
To say that just because of the correlation between race and GLOs (which I understand the historical and social reasons for completely) that somebody who is looking at just one type of GLO is doing it for racial reasons is very assumptive and not exactly fair.
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Tell me how "your chapter is full of non-Americans" translates to "I want a fraternity with huge parties, sorority mixers, and a big house." The OP has a strong enough grasp of the English language to say "I want an experience like I saw in the movies." That's not what he said.
Either way, the posts you referenced in your previous reply were 1) correcting folks that thought that discussing this topic = OMG YOU'RE RACIST FOR NOT CONSIDERING US AND WE ARE OUTRAGED and 2) cutting through the bullshit PC nonsense.